Nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device and system

By designing marine organism cleaning equipment for nuclear power plant tunnels, a roller brush and support arm are used to gather marine organisms to the bottom of the tunnel. Combined with scrapers and material-pulling components for collection and conveying, the problem of marine organisms being difficult to completely remove is solved, and the cleaning efficiency and water intake capacity of the tunnel are improved.

CN116446323BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-23CHINA NUCLEAR POWER TECH RES INST CO LTD +2
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Application Number
CN202310400430.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-04-10
Publication Date
2025-12-23
Estimated Expiration
2043-04-10

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Technical Problem

Marine organisms accumulate in large quantities on the inner walls of the nuclear power plant tunnel, making it difficult to clean completely, especially on the curved surfaces and the middle plane of the tunnel walls, which affects the water intake capacity.

Method used

A marine organism cleaning device for nuclear power plant tunnels has been designed, including a movable main unit equipped with a cleaning and gathering device, a collection device, and a conveying device. The device uses a roller brush to clean marine organisms and uses a support arm and telescopic mechanism to move them down the inner wall and gather them to the middle plane. It then uses a scraper and a material-pulling component to collect them and conveys them to a transport device.

Benefits of technology

It achieves efficient cleaning and rapid transport of marine organisms, avoids damage to the tunnel walls, is unaffected by debris, and improves the tunnel's water intake capacity.

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Abstract

The application discloses a nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device and system, which comprises a movable main body device, a cleaning and gathering device and a conveying device which are respectively installed on the main body device, and a cleaning and gathering device. The cleaning and gathering device comprises two roller brushes which are located at the front ends of the main body device. The roller brushes are used for rotating and adhering to the inner wall of the tunnel to clean marine organisms on the inner wall of the tunnel. The roller brushes are also used for gradually moving downwards along the inner wall of the tunnel to gather the cleaned and peeled marine organisms on the middle plane of the bottom of the tunnel. The collecting device is located at the rear end between the two roller brushes and is used for collecting the marine organisms gathered on the middle plane of the bottom of the tunnel to the conveying device under the advancement of the main body device. The application provides a roller brush type nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device which can gather marine organisms on the two sides of the inner wall of the tunnel to the middle plane of the bottom after the marine organisms are cleaned and peeled, and can quickly collect and convey the gathered marine organisms and is not affected by impurities in the marine organisms.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of tunnel robot technology, and in particular to a marine organism cleaning device and system for nuclear power plant tunnels. Background Technology

[0002] After prolonged use, seabed water intake tunnels develop a large number of marine organisms on their inner walls. Excessive marine life reduces the tunnel's water intake area, significantly impacting its water intake capacity. The tunnels also contain a large amount of marine life and debris (such as steel bars and rocks). After cleaning, these organisms accumulate on the curved surfaces of the tunnel walls and the central plane of the bottom. Due to the tunnel's structural limitations, it is difficult to completely remove all marine life from the curved surfaces, often leaving residue. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to address at least one defect of the related technologies mentioned in the background: after tunnel cleaning, a large amount of marine organisms accumulate on the inner wall arc surface and middle plane of the tunnel, which is difficult to clean completely. The present invention provides a marine organism cleaning device and system for nuclear power plant tunnels.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problem is: a marine organism cleaning device for nuclear power plant tunnels is constructed, including a movable main body, and a cleaning and gathering device, a collection device and a conveying device respectively installed on the main body;

[0005] The cleaning and gathering device includes roller brushes located on both sides of the front end of the main device; the roller brushes are used to rotate against the inner wall of the tunnel to clean the marine organisms on the inner wall of the tunnel; the roller brushes are also used to gradually move down along the inner wall of the tunnel while rotating to gather the cleaned and detached marine organisms on the middle plane at the bottom of the tunnel.

[0006] The collection device is located at the rear end between the two rollers and is used to collect marine organisms gathered on the middle plane at the bottom of the tunnel into the conveying device as the main body moves forward.

[0007] Preferably, in the nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning equipment of the present invention, the cleaning and gathering device further includes a support arm, a first telescopic mechanism installed in the middle of the support arm, and a first rotating mechanism installed in the upper part of the support arm;

[0008] The roller brush is mounted at the end of the support arm; the electronic control system of the main device controls the first telescopic mechanism and the first rotating mechanism to fit the roller brush against the inner wall of the tunnel and to move the roller brush gradually downward along the inner wall of the tunnel.

[0009] Preferably, in the nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device, the rolling brush is rotated towards the median plane by the inner wall of the tunnel.

[0010] Preferably, in the nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device, the bristles of the rolling brush are made of plastic mixed with rigid material.

[0011] Preferably, in the nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device, a baffle is installed above the rolling brush to prevent the rolling brush from splashing the cleaned marine organisms during rotation.

[0012] Preferably, in the nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device, the collecting device comprises a scraper, a rotating member and a shoveling member.

[0013] The front and rear ends of the scraper are provided with an inlet and an outlet, and the outlet is connected to the conveying device.

[0014] The two sides of the scraper are respectively provided with the rotating member, and the electric control system of the main device controls the rotating member to rotate from the inlet to the outlet.

[0015] The shoveling member is installed above the rotating member, and the electric control system of the main device controls the shoveling member to move back and forth to send marine organisms to the outlet.

[0016] Preferably, in the nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device, the collecting device further comprises a crank rocker mechanism.

[0017] The electric control system of the main device controls the movement of the crank rocker mechanism, thereby driving the shoveling member to move back and forth.

[0018] Preferably, in the nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device, a guard plate is installed at the bottom of the scraper to prevent damage to the median plane of the tunnel bottom.

[0019] Preferably, in the nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device, the conveying device comprises a first conveying assembly and a second conveying assembly which is telescopic and multi-directionally adjustable at the end of the first conveying assembly.

[0020] Preferably, in the nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device, the conveying device further comprises a connecting arm connecting the first conveying assembly and the second conveying assembly, and a second telescopic mechanism and a second rotating mechanism provided on the connecting arm.

[0021] The electric control system of the main device controls the second telescopic mechanism and the second rotating mechanism to adjust the position of the second conveying assembly for conveying marine organisms.

[0022] Preferably, in the nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device, the first conveying assembly and the second conveying assembly are provided with a shovel plate.

[0023] The application also provides a nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning system, comprising the nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device and the transport device.

[0024] By implementing the application, the following beneficial effects are achieved:

[0025] The application provides a nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device, which can clean marine organisms on both sides of the inner wall of a tunnel, gather the cleaned marine organisms to the middle plane of the bottom, and quickly collect and convey the gathered marine organisms without being affected by impurities in the marine organisms. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] The application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments, wherein:

[0027] Figure 1 is a schematic view of the nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device in the tunnel;

[0028] Figure 2 is a schematic view of the movement direction of the rolling brush, the first telescopic mechanism, the first rotating mechanism, the rotating member and the rotating member in the nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device;

[0029] Figure 3 is a schematic view of the movement direction of the second conveying assembly in the nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In order to have a clearer understanding of the technical features, objectives and effects of the application, the specific embodiments of the application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0031] It should be noted that the embodiments in the application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0032] In the description of the application, it needs to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the application. In addition, the terms "first", "second" and the like are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" and the like can be explicitly or implicitly included one or more. In the description of the application, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more.

[0033] In the description of the application, it needs to be understood that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be chemically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be connected inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0034] It should be noted here that Figure 1 A shown in the figure is the inner wall of the tunnel, B is the middle plane of the bottom of the tunnel, and C is the simulated marine organisms gathered on the middle plane of the bottom of the tunnel.

[0035] As Figure 1 shown, one embodiment of the application discloses a nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device, which comprises a movable main device 1, and a cleaning and gathering device 2, a collecting device 3 and a conveying device 4 respectively mounted on the main device 1.

[0036] Specifically, the cleaning and gathering device 2 comprises a roller brush 21 located at the front end of the main device 1 on both sides. The roller brush 21 is used to rotate in close contact with the inner wall of the tunnel to clean the marine organisms on the inner wall of the tunnel. The roller brush 21 is also used to gradually move down along the inner wall of the tunnel when rotating to gather the cleaned and peeled marine organisms on the middle plane of the bottom of the tunnel.

[0037] In this embodiment, the roller brush 21 is rotated by the inner wall of the tunnel to the middle plane direction, as shown by direction D in Figure 2 , to clean the marine organisms peeled off the inner wall of the tunnel. Specifically, the cleaning and gathering device 2 further comprises a first driving motor, and the electric control system of the main device 1 controls the first driving motor to drive the roller brush 21 to rotate.

[0038] In order to avoid damaging the inner wall of the tunnel, the bristles of the roller brush 21 are made of plastic mixed with rigid material, for example, plastic mixed with steel wire.

[0039] In addition, a baffle 22 is installed above the roller brush 21 to avoid splashing of the cleaned and peeled marine organisms during the rotation of the roller brush 21.

[0040] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 1 , the cleaning and gathering device 2 further includes a support arm 23, a first telescopic mechanism installed at the middle part of the support arm 23, and a first rotating mechanism installed at the upper part of the support arm 23. The roller brush 21 is installed at the end of the support arm 23, and the first drive motor is arranged on the support arm 23. The electric control system of the main body device 1 controls the first telescopic mechanism to extend and retract in the E direction as shown in Figure 2 , and controls the first rotating mechanism to rotate in the F direction as shown in Figure 2 , so as to make the roller brush 21 adhere to the inner wall of the tunnel and gradually move downward along the inner wall of the tunnel.

[0041] For example, the first telescopic mechanism is a hydraulic telescopic rod, and the first rotating mechanism is a hydraulic rotating mechanism. During operation, the electric control system of the main body device 1 adjusts the flow of the hydraulic pipeline of the hydraulic telescopic rod to extend the support arm 23 to the highest height of the marine organism accumulation, and adjusts the flow of the hydraulic pipeline of the hydraulic rotating mechanism to rotate the roller brush 21 to the inner wall of the tunnel until the roller brush 21 adheres to the inner wall of the tunnel and rotates to clean the marine organisms on the inner wall of the tunnel. Then, through the coordinated control of the hydraulic telescopic rod and the hydraulic rotating mechanism, the roller brush 21 gradually moves downward along the inner wall of the tunnel during rotation, so as to gather the cleaned and peeled marine organisms on the middle plane at the bottom of the tunnel.

[0042] After gathering the cleaned and peeled marine organisms on the middle plane at the bottom of the tunnel, the electric control system of the main body device 1 controls the first drive motor to stop operating, and controls the first telescopic mechanism and the first rotating mechanism to quickly reset the support arm 23. After the cleaning of the marine organisms in this area is completed, the next area continues the cleaning operation.

[0043] In this embodiment, the collecting device 3 is located at the rear end between the two roller brushes 21, which is used to collect the marine organisms gathered on the middle plane at the bottom of the tunnel to the conveying device 4 under the advancement of the main body device 1.

[0044] Specifically, as shown in Figure 1 , the collecting device 3 includes a scraper 31, a rotating part 32, and a material shifting part 33. The front and rear ends of the scraper 31 are provided with an inlet and an outlet, and the outlet is connected with the conveying device 4. In some embodiments, a guard plate is installed at the bottom of the scraper 31 to avoid damaging the middle plane at the bottom of the tunnel, for example, the guard plate is a polyurethane shovel plate.

[0045] Two sides of the scraper 31 are respectively provided with rotating members 32, and the electric control system of the main device 1 controls the rotating members 32 to rotate from the feeding port to the discharging port, as shown by the G direction, mainly for increasing the flowability of the marine organisms in the scraper 31. Figure 2 Specifically, the collecting device 3 further comprises a second driving motor arranged on the scraper 31, and the electric control system of the main device 1 controls the second driving motor to drive the rotating members 32 to rotate, for example, the rotating members 32 are rotating claws.

[0046] The poking member 33 is arranged above the rotating members 32, and the electric control system of the main device 1 controls the poking member 33 to reciprocate, as shown by the H direction, so as to send the marine organisms to the discharging port. Figure 2 In some embodiments, the collecting device 3 further comprises a crank rocker mechanism arranged on the scraper 31, and the electric control system of the main device controls the crank rocker mechanism to move, thereby driving the poking member 33 to reciprocate. Specifically, the collecting device 3 further comprises a third driving motor arranged on the scraper 31, and the electric control system controls the third driving motor to drive the crank rocker mechanism, thereby driving the poking member 33 to reciprocate, for example, the poking member 33 is a poking claw.

[0047] In this embodiment, the conveying device 4 comprises a first conveying assembly 41 and a second conveying assembly 42 which is telescopic and multi-directionally adjustable at the end of the first conveying assembly 41, for example, capable of realizing forward and backward movement, pitching movement and left and right movement, so as to facilitate the collection of marine organisms.

[0048] Specifically, the conveying device 4 further comprises a connecting arm connecting the first conveying assembly 41 and the second conveying assembly 42, and a second telescopic mechanism and a second rotating mechanism arranged on the connecting arm. The electric control system of the main device 1 controls the second telescopic mechanism to reciprocate in the I direction as shown, Figure 3 and controls the second rotating mechanism to rotate in the J direction as shown, Figure 3 so as to adjust the position of the second conveying assembly 42 for conveying marine organisms. For example, the second telescopic mechanism is a hydraulic telescopic rod, and the second rotating mechanism is a hydraulic rotating mechanism, which are specifically controlled as described above for the first telescopic mechanism and the first rotating mechanism, and thus will not be described herein again.

[0049] In order to stably convey marine organisms, a shovel plate is arranged on the conveying belt of the first conveying assembly 41 and the second conveying assembly 42, for example, a shovel plate inclined to the conveying direction.

[0050] One embodiment of the present application further discloses a nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning system, which comprises the nuclear power tunnel marine organism cleaning device and the transportation device described in the above embodiments, and the conveying device 4 conveys the marine organisms to the transportation device, for example, the transportation device is a loading vehicle.

[0051] By implementing the present application, the following beneficial effects are achieved:

[0052] The application provides a nuclear power tunnel sea creature cleaning device of a rolling brush type, which can gather the sea creatures peeled off from the two sides of the inner wall of the tunnel to the middle plane of the bottom, and can quickly collect and transfer the gathered sea creatures without being affected by sundries (such as steel bars, stones and the like) in the sea creatures.

[0053] It can be understood that the above embodiments only express some implementation manners of the application, and the description is more specific and detailed, but it should not be understood as a limitation on the patent scope of the application. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary skilled in the art, the above embodiments or technical features can be freely combined without departing from the concept of the application, and several modifications and improvements can be made, which all belong to the protection scope of the application, i.e. the embodiments described in "in some embodiments" can be freely combined with any of the above and below embodiments. Therefore, any equivalent transformation and modification within the scope of the claims of the application should belong to the scope of the claims of the application.

Claims

1. A marine organism cleaning device for nuclear power plant tunnels, characterized in that, It includes a movable main body (1), and a cleaning and gathering device (2), a collecting device (3) and a conveying device (4) respectively installed on the main body (1). The cleaning and gathering device (2) includes roller brushes (21) located on both sides of the front end of the main device (1); the roller brushes (21) are used to rotate against the inner wall of the tunnel, and the roller brushes (21) rotate from the inner wall of the tunnel toward the middle plane to clean the marine organisms on the inner wall of the tunnel; the roller brushes (21) are also used to gradually move down along the inner wall of the tunnel when rotating, so as to gather the cleaned and peeled marine organisms on the middle plane at the bottom of the tunnel. The collection device (3) is located at the rear end between the two rollers (21) and is used to collect marine organisms gathered on the middle plane at the bottom of the tunnel to the conveying device (4) as the main body device (1) moves forward. The cleaning and gathering device (2) further includes a support arm (23), a first telescopic mechanism installed in the middle of the support arm (23), and a first rotating mechanism installed on the upper part of the support arm (23); the roller brush (21) is installed at the end of the support arm (23); The electrical control system of the main device (1) controls the first telescopic mechanism to extend the support arm (23) to the highest point of the marine organism accumulation, and controls the first rotating mechanism to make the roller brush (21) rotate towards the inner wall of the tunnel until the roller brush (21) is attached to the inner wall of the tunnel and rotates to clean the marine organisms on the inner wall of the tunnel. Then, through the coordinated control of the first telescopic mechanism and the first rotating mechanism, the roller brush (21) gradually moves down along the inner wall of the tunnel while rotating, so as to gather the cleaned and peeled marine organisms on the middle plane at the bottom of the tunnel. After the marine organisms that have been cleaned and detached are gathered in the middle plane at the bottom of the tunnel, the electrical control system of the main device (1) controls the first telescopic mechanism and the first rotating mechanism to reset the support arm (23). After the marine organisms in this area are cleaned up, the cleaning operation will continue in the next area.

2. The marine organism cleaning equipment for nuclear power plant tunnels according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bristles of the roller brush (21) are made of a mixture of plastic and rigid materials.

3. The marine organism cleaning equipment for nuclear power plant tunnels according to claim 1, characterized in that, A baffle (22) is installed above the roller brush (21) to prevent the cleaning of detached marine organisms from splashing during the rotation of the roller brush (21).

4. The marine organism cleaning equipment for nuclear power plant tunnels according to claim 1, characterized in that, The collecting device (3) includes a scraper (31), a rotating component (32), and a material feeding component (33); The scraper (31) has a feed inlet and a discharge outlet at its front and rear ends, and the discharge outlet is connected to the conveying device (4); The rotating component (32) is installed on both sides of the scraper (31), and the electrical control system of the main device (1) controls the rotating component (32) to rotate from the feed port to the discharge port. The feeding component (33) is installed above the rotating component (32). The electrical control system of the main device (1) controls the feeding component (33) to move back and forth to feed the marine organisms to the discharge port.

5. The marine organism cleaning equipment for nuclear power plant tunnels according to claim 4, characterized in that, The collecting device (3) also includes a crank-rocker mechanism; The electrical control system of the main device (1) controls the movement of the crank rocker mechanism, thereby driving the feed piece (33) to reciprocate.

6. The marine organism cleaning equipment for nuclear power plant tunnels according to claim 4, characterized in that, The scraper (31) is equipped with a guard plate at its bottom to prevent damage to the middle plane of the tunnel bottom.

7. The marine organism cleaning equipment for nuclear power plant tunnels according to claim 1, characterized in that, The conveying device (4) includes a first conveying component (41) and a second conveying component (42) that is retractable and multidirectionally adjustable at the end of the first conveying component (41).

8. The marine organism cleaning equipment for nuclear power plant tunnels according to claim 7, characterized in that, The conveying device (4) further includes a connecting arm connecting the first conveying component (41) and the second conveying component (42), as well as a second telescopic mechanism and a second rotating mechanism disposed on the connecting arm. The electronic control system of the main device (1) controls the second telescopic mechanism and the second rotating mechanism to adjust the position of the second conveying component (42) for conveying marine organisms.

9. The marine organism cleaning equipment for nuclear power plant tunnels according to claim 7, characterized in that, The first conveyor assembly (41) and the second conveyor assembly (42) are equipped with shovels on their conveyor belts.

10. A marine organism cleaning system for nuclear power plant tunnels, characterized in that, Includes the marine organism cleaning equipment and transport equipment for nuclear power tunnels as described in any one of claims 1-9; the conveying device (4) conveys the marine organisms to the transport equipment.

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